Body of homeless man found at used-car lot in Anderson

Emergency medical services personnel prepare to remove the body of Charles Anthony Odell from a camper Monday behind Porter's Used Cars on 28-Bypass.

ANDERSON - The body of a 57-year-old homeless man was found Monday at a used-car dealership on S.C. 28 Bypass in Anderson.

Charles Anthony Odell had been dead for about three days before his body was discovered, Anderson County Chief Deputy Coroner Charlie Boseman said.

The owner of Porter's Used Cars had been allowing Odell to live in a small camper behind the business, which is next to the Quality Foods grocery store.

Odell died of natural causes, according to Boseman. He said that Odell has a history of medical problems that included throat cancer, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and alcohol abuse.

Odell is the second homeless man who has died in Anderson County during the past three weeks.

On Aug. 13, 48-year-old Howard Eugene Trammell was found dead in a wooded area off Dixie Drive in Anderson. He died of gastrointestinal bleeding.